The venture capital arm of Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, is currently investing out of its third vehicle, which closed on C$300m.
We followed up with some of Social Capital's former partners to find out what came of the executives who left the firm.
Southeast Asia has recently seen a surge in VC fundraising. Here are some of 2019's most notable fund closes from the region.
The cross-border investor has also hired Jason Chen as an associate in San Francisco, who joins from Scale Venture Partners.
Foundation Capital, which wrapped up its ninth fund in September, continues to bolster its staff. The Palo Alto firm has tapped Angus Davis, co-founder of Upserve and Tellme, as its newest partner. And in what’s believed to be a first for the West Coast firm, which marked its 24th anniversary on Oct. 1, Davis will […]
Intudo Ventures has a laser focus on bringing investment and talent back to Southeast Asia
Barneys New York, Forever 21, Payless ShoeSource. Those are just a few of the 18 national retailers that have filed for bankruptcy this year. A casual observer would be forgiven for thinking the retail industry is collapsing. But that is far from true. In fact, the industry is predicted to top its holiday sales growth […]
Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia Capital and one of the early venture capitalists who helped pioneer the industry, passed away on Oct 25. He was 87. Doug Leone, global managing partner of Sequoia, issued a statement in which he said the firm was “deeply saddened” over the passing of Valentine. Read Sequoia’s full statement about […]
Darren Bechtel, founder and managing director of Brick & Mortar Ventures, gets at least one call a week from other VCs, who are wanting to co-invest in early-stage construction startups or are looking for a pipeline of such deals to invest in the later rounds.
Investing in venture is all about risk. VCs gamble on the companies and industries they think will matter in the future. Apparently, though, women and minority-owned businesses are too big a bet. A recent survey of 200 U.S.-based VCs and diverse entrepreneurs by the Brunswick Group and Morgan Stanley found that while the majority of […]